Basketball Game Preview: Vincennes Lincoln Alices vs. Evansville Memorial Tigers

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 2:10am

Preview: Vincennes Lincoln Alices vs. Evansville Memorial Tigers

After two games on the road, Vincennes Lincoln is heading back home. They will take on the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vincennes Lincoln will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while Evansville Memorial is ranked 38th).

Vincennes Lincoln pushed their score all the way to 58 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a hard 73-58 fall against Castle. Vincennes Lincoln has not had much luck with Castle recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins but they left with six. They snuck past Evansville Central with a 51-45 win.

Evansville Memorial relied on the efforts of Luke Ellspermann, who scored 22 points, and Tucker Tornatta, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Ellspermann is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Kandul, who scored six points.

Vincennes Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Evansville Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.

Vincennes Lincoln took a serious blow against Evansville Memorial in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 66-38. Will Vincennes Lincoln have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.

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